English Money
| 1 guinea [8.35 / 7.65 g Au] [8.35 / 7.65 g Au] | = | 21 shillings, 6 pence |
| 1 pound / £ | = | 20 shillings |
| 1 crown | = | 5 shillings |
| 1 half-a-crown | = | 2 shillings, 6 pence |
| 1 shilling / s. | = | 12 pence |
| 1 penny / d. | = | 4 farthings |
| 1 farthing |
The guinea gold coin, first issued on 6 Feb. 1663 (1662 Old Style) with the value of 20s reached nearly 30s in 1694 before the rehabilitation of the silver coinage under William III. allowed a new fixing at 21s 6d in 1698. The proclamation of Dec. 1717 fixed it at 21 s.
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Dansk Penge
| Specie | |||
| 1 rigsdaler | = | 6 marck | |
| = | 96 skilling | ||
| 1 marck | = | 16 skilling | |
| 1 skilling | |||
| Kurant | |||
| 1 krone | = | 4 marck | |
| 1 sletdaler | = | 4 marck | |
| 1 daler | = | 2 marck | |
| 1 rigsort | = | 1½ marck | |
| = | 24 skilling | ||
| 1 marck | = | 16 skilling | |
| 1 skilling |
The specie system, correlating with the German Reichsthaler, was ultimately superseded by the kurant system. Sums were, however, still given in rigsdaler, mark and skilling.
See special page on Denmark's money.